Basic NLP Training Meta-Programs

Neuro-Linguistic Programming or NLP training courses are now practically available everywhere. Just on the internet alone, there are countless providers offering short courses to long courses depending on the personís needs. But before you go around looking for places that offer these programs, you might want to learn more about Neuro-Linguistic Programming or NLP courses first.

One of the most important things that you should learn about NLP is the meta-programs. Meta-programs are your mental filters that give you a certain preference or let you act in a certain way. You have to understand these meta-programs for you to be able to understand yourself, your actions and behavior, better. Below are some of the most basic meta-programs used in NLP seminars.

* Motivation. This is a very important aspect of change or self-improvement. Motivation is further divided into different aspects such as direction (towards/away), reason (possibility/necessity), action (proactive, reactive, reflective, or inactive), source (internal/external), and preferences (people, place, activities, information, or things). These are the different aspect of motivation meta-programs.

* Decision Making. One aspect of decision making is the options/procedures filter. A person with options filters is more likely good at coming up with choices but difficulty in following a specific set of procedures. On the other hand, a person who has procedure filters is more likely good at following procedures but cannot come up with his own list of choices. Another aspect of this meta-program is the convincer strategy, channel, and mode. This pertains to how you accept something as true. How can people convince you for you to say that something is believable? Do you get convinced because it looks, sounds, or feels right? Do you take a long time to get convinced? Another aspect of the decision making meta-program is judging/perceiving. Judging filter requires you to have a kind of closure or conclusion even before the final decision is made while a perceiving filter finds it difficult to make a decision.

* Time. This is also about understanding that the past, present, and future are different from each other that is important in NLP training. One aspect is in time/thru time. In-time filter means that the person is more focused on the present and do not care much for the past or future. On the other hand, a thru-time filter causes a person to remember past experiences and use them as references for his actions in the present and future. In-time people do not care too much about the time. They are often late for appointments while thru-time people place importance on time and are always or on time.